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Rudranath temple closed for devotees

October 17, 20201131 Views

The Rudranath temple in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit of Uttarakhand closed for devotees on Saturday in view of the approaching winter during which it remains snowbound. The priests bathed the presiding deity, Shiva, with panchamrit at brahma muhurta (auspicious hour) in the morning and offered special prayers, the temple's chief priest Ved Prakash said. A symbolic image of the deity was then carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to the Gopinath Temple in Gopeshwar where he will be worshipped during the winter months, he said. Located at a height of over 10,500 ft, Rudranath is one of the five major pilgrimage centres in the Panch Kedar circuit. The other four are Kedarnath, Tungnath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar. ...

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Meghalaya ready to receive tourists

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October 17, 2020472 Views

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said the northeastern state is ready to receive tourists. People can take advantage of the better COVID-19 situation in the Northeast to explore the scenic beauty of the region instead of going abroad, he said during a virtual meeting of ministers and officials from northeastern states with Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on ease of travel to boost domestic tourism. Sangma told Patel about the initiatives taken by the Meghalaya administration to promote tourism and ensure the safety of visitors as the state gears to open up for tourism. He said Meghalaya has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with a private airliner to operationalise direct flights between Delhi and Shillong. "Direct flights between Delhi and...

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WTTC to establish steering committee to revive international travel

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October 16, 20201076 Views

The World Travel & Tourism Council is to spearhead a major global drive to revive international travel with the public and private sector working together in partnership. Last week, G20 Tourism Ministers hosted more than 45 CEOs and Members of WTTC, who at the request of Saudi Arabia, presented their Jobs Recovery Plan to save the besieged Travel & Tourism sector and 100m jobs globally. The WTTC Jobs Recovery Plan could save 65 million jobs across all G20 countries, including Spain. Regionally, Asia Pacific could save the most, with 45.8 million jobs, followed by the Americas with 20.2 million and Europe with 19.9 million. During the historic G20 Tourism Ministers session, WTTC and its Members presented their plan to save the embattled Travel & Tourism sector and ...

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Christmas in danger as Santa’s Lapland home feels pandemic chill

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October 16, 20201323 Views1

Christmas is coming, but in Santa’s home village in northern Finland, the COVID pandemic means that the flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year are not. Finland has adopted some of the strictest travel restrictions in Europe, despite its low level of infections, meaning most foreigners cannot enter the country. Santa Claus talks to Edvin, his sister Elsa and their mother Anu behind a plexiglas screen in his chamber at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Attila Cser The northern part of Finland, where many businesses rely on tourists flying in to meet Santa Claus, see the Northern Lights or take a snowmobile safari, has seen visitor numbers plummet. In August 2020, foreign touris...

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UNWTO and EXPEDIA to share data and insights to guide tourism recovery

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October 16, 2020731 Views

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will work alongside the Expedia Group to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors and drive tourism’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them collaborate on a range of topics, with the common goal of driving recovery and making the sector more resilient and sustainable. UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili met with representatives of the Expedia Group in Brussels, on the back of successful talks with leaders of the European Institutions. Highlighting UNWTO’s commitment to strengthening ties with the private sector, this enhanced partnership will see the United Nations Specialized Agency work more closely with the Expedia Group. Joint act...

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Kaziranga National Park to reopen on Oct 21

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October 16, 2020666 Views

The iconic Kaziranga National Park in Assam will reopen from October 21 after being shut since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the monsoon season, officials said. "Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve will be opened for the current tourist season on 21st October 2020. The opening ceremony will commence from 11am onwards. Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam will grace the occasion," KNP said on its Facebook page. The park is thronged by domestic and international tourists in large numbers for its famed one-horned rhinos. In September, the Assam government had approved expansion of the park totalling 3,053 hectares. ...

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‘The Marketplace’ is now open

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October 15, 20201074 Views

An initiative to encourage the industry to support the non-travel businesses started by Indian travel professionals As we face unprecedented global health, social and economic crisis, the travel and tourism industry is among the most affected sectors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a prolonged lockdown imposed almost across the country coupled with domestic and international travel restrictions, for several travel companies it is no longer business-as-usual; pushing them to refocus and change the game plan going forward. With an aim to stand united during such trying times, The Digital Traveller in association with BRANDit, India’s leading multi-specialist Tourism Marketing Agency along with support from Skål International Bombay (144) have launched ‘The Marketplace‘. The Ma...

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Contactless top theme among influencer conversations in hospitality sector

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October 15, 2020768 Views

Contactless technology solutions are gaining traction in the hospitality industry, as they reduce the potential risk of contracting COVID-19 through physical touchpoints. Against this backdrop, ‘contactless’ has emerged as the top conversation theme among influencer discussions in the hospitality industry on Twitter during April-September 2020, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Prashant Saxena, Influencer Expert at GlobalData, comments: “After the recent relaxation of air travel, hoteliers are getting prepared for their guests to return with the implication of new hospitality technologies to improve operations. They need to leverage self-service along contact-free technologies with an eye on health, safety and security norms.” According to GlobalData’s Lo...

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Urgent industry-wide support needed to underpin recovery

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October 15, 2020472 Views

Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reinforced the urgent call for governments to use testing as a means to safely re-open borders and re-establish global connectivity and to prevent the systemic collapse of the aviation industry with non-debt generating financial support. The dual measures would protect countries from the importation of COVID-19 cases, avert an employment crisis in the travel and tourism sector, and ensure that the critical aviation structure remains viable and able to support the economic and social benefits on which the world relies. The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) estimates that 46 million jobs are at risk because of the loss of connectivity caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The vast majority o...

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70 percent travelers plan for holiday in 2021

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October 14, 20201131 Views

An overwhelming majority of US and Canadian travelers (99 percent) are eager to travel again, with 70 percent stating that they plan to take a holiday in 2021, according to a Travel Leaders Group survey of nearly 3,000 frequent travelers. The survey was conducted in September in conjunction with the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector. Results indicate that 45 percent of respondents have already made plans or are starting to make finite plans for their next holiday, while 54 percent say they are dreaming of when they can travel again. “These are really strong numbers. The fact that 99 percent of travelers surveyed said they are planning a trip or looking forward to the time they can travel again indicates tha...